Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naïve Arabella evolved. *** “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved child. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally… he fell to ruin! With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband in her arms. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It didn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too!” This was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. But in her second life, Arabella was unexpectedly bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
Before Everyone Fades Away Too
Ferdinand had lived alone for thousands of years. Growing up from a small dragon to a huge one took some time. But he was able to do it. Until he was able to take human form and master more forms of magic.
When the population of all creations grew, even his island was not spared by the curiosity of other races. He began encountering more people. And there were those who followed him around.
But all of them left his side one day. They got married, had children, aged, had grandchildren, and one day died.
That was the cycle of life he had kept witnessing. Everyone he came to know eventually died before him.
So, when his creator came to him one day asking him to get a mate and have children just like everyone he had watched, it made him wonder: What was the use?
Even if he did get a mate and had children, would they not die before he does just like all the others?
Wouldn't their lives fade away right before his very eyes?
And yet, he would remain living as healthy as ever?